Fancy, of Charing Cross, will be their 16-year-old. He had six goals and eight assists in 27 regular-season games in 2016-17 with the Chatham-Kent Minor Midget ‘AAA’ Cyclones, then added four goals and nine assists in 11 playoff games.

Moccia, 18, and Shoemaker, 17, are Kent Cobras alumni. Betterley, 17, played for the South Kent Midget Lightning last season.

The Blades now have seven rookies signed. They’ll welcome an eighth when C.J. Burgess, Caleb Pinsonneault or Chris Dewulf is named the backup goalie.

The Blades are 2-0-0 in the Provincial Junior Hockey League exhibition season with three games left.

The Blades will host the Wheatley Omstead Sharks at 7:45 p.m. Thursday and the Lakeshore Canadiens at 7 p.m. Sunday at Blenheim Memorial Arena. They’ll visit the Sharks on Monday in the pre-season finale.

Maroons seek skate sharpener

The Chatham Maroons are looking for an experienced skate sharpener for the 2017-18 season in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Contact assistant general manager Kevin Fisher at goalkeeper35@msn.com for details.

Maroons add 16-year-old

The Maroons have filled their two slots for 16-year-olds with the arrival of Windsor Spitfires draft pick Jordan Frasca.

Frasca is a six-foot-one, 174-pound forward from Caledon who played last season for the Mississauga Minor Midget Senators. The Spitfires chose him in the seventh round of the OHL draft and have already signed him.

The Maroons committed to their other 16-year-old, defenceman Dylan Schives of Tilbury, in the off-season.

Hounds mum on Raaymakers

If they're closer to a trade that would send Joseph Raaymakers packing, the Soo Greyhounds aren't saying.

"Nothing has changed," Greyhounds general manager Kyle Raftis said Wednesday when asked about the status of their 19-year-old netminder from Chatham.

About to begin his fourth Ontario Hockey League season, Raaymakers, eager to maximize his playing time, requested a trade recently.

To back up his request, he elected not to attend the Greyhounds' training camp.